rukh: iron talisman by which a Rider wields the power of the Sunbane
Runnik: a Bloodguard
Rustah: a Cord of the Ramen
Sablehair Foamheart: a Giant, also called Filigree; mate of Soar Gladbirth; mother of Exalt Widenedworld
sacred enclosure: Vespers-hall at Revelstone; later the site of the Banefire
Sahah: a Cord of the Ramen
Saltheart Foamfollower: a Giant, friend of Thomas Covenant
Saltroamrest: bunk hold for the crew in a Giantship
Salttooth: jutting rock in the harbor of the Giants’ Home
Salva Gildenbourne: forest surrounding the Hills of Andelain; begun by Sunder and Hollian
samadhi: a Raver, Sheol, Satansfist
Sandgorgons: monsters of the Great Desert of Bhrathairealm
Sandgorgons Doom: imprisoning storm created by Kasreyn to trap the Sandgorgons
Sandhold, the: the gaddhi’s castle in Bhrathairealm
Sandwall, the: the great wall defending Bhrathairain
Santonin: a Rider of the Clave, one of the na-Mhoram-in
Sarangrave Flat: a region of the Lower Land encompassing the Great Swamp
Satansfist: a Giant-Raver, Sheol, samadhi
Satansheart: Giantish name for Lord Foul
Scend Wavegift: a Giant; one of the Swordmainnir; killed by Longwrath
Search, the: quest of the Giants for the wound in the Earth; later the quest for the Isle of the One Tree
Seareach: region of the Land occupied by the Unhomed
Seasauce: a Giant; husband of Hearthcoal; cook of Starfare’s Gem
Seatheme: dead wife of Sevinhand
Second Circinate: second level of the Sandhold
Second Ward: second unit of Kevin’s hidden knowledge
setrock: a type of stone used with pitch to repair stone
Seven Hells, the: a-Jeroth’s demesne: desert, rain, pestilence, fertility, war, savagery, and darkness
Seven Wards, the: collection of knowledge hidden by High Lord Kevin
Seven Words, the: words of power from Kevin’s Lore
Sevinhand: a Giant, Anchormaster of Starfare’s Gem
Shattered Hills, the: a region of the Land near Foul’s Creche
She Who Must Not Be Named: an ancient bane slumbering under Mount Thunder, now composed of many lost women
Sheol: a Raver, Satansfist, samadhi
Shetra: a Lord, wife of Verement
Shipsheartthew: the wheel of a Giantship
shola: a small wooded glen where a stream runs between unwooded hills
Shull: a Bloodguard
Sill: a Bloodguard, assigned to Lord Hyrim
Sivit: a Rider of the Clave, one of the na-Mhoram-wist
skest: acid-creatures serving the lurker of the Sarangrave, descended from the jheherrin
skurj: laval monsters that devour earth and vegetation; long ago, the Elohim Kastenessen was Appointed (the Durance) to prevent them from wreaking terrible havoc
Slen: a Stonedownor, mate of Terass
Snared One, the: ur-vile name for Lord Foul the Despiser
Soar Gladbirth: a Giant; youngest son of Pitchwife and Gossamer Glowlimn
Soaring Woodhelven: a tree-village
soft ones, the: the jheherrin
soothreader: a seer
soothtell: ritual of revelation practiced by the Clave
Soranal: a Woodhelvennin Heer, son of Thiller
Soulbiter, the: a dangerous ocean of Giantish legend
Soulbiter’s Teeth: reefs in the Soulbiter
Soulcrusher: Giantish name for Lord Foul
South Plains, the: a region of the Land
Sparlimb Keelsetter: a Giant, father of triplets
Spikes, the: guard-towers at the mouth of Bhrathairain Harbor
Spoiled Plains, the: a region of the Lower Land
Spray Frothsurge: a Giant; mother of the First of the Search
springwine: a mild, refreshing liquor
Staff, the: a branch of the study of Kevin’s Lore
Staff of Law, the: a tool of Earthpower; the first Staff was formed by Berek from the One Tree and later destroyed by Thomas Covenant; the second was formed by Linden Avery by using wild magic to merge Vain and Findail
Stallion of the First Herd, the: Kelenbhrabanal
Starfare’s Gem: Giantship used by the Search
Starkin: one of the Elohim
Stave: a Haruchai; a Master of the Land; companion of Linden Avery
Stell: one of the Haruchai, protector of Sunder
Stonedown: a stone-village
Stonedownor: one who lives in a stone-village
Stonemight, the: a fragment of the Illearth Stone
Stonemight Woodhelven: a village in the South Plains
Storesmaster: third-in-command aboard a Giantship
Stormpast Galesend: a Giant; one of the Swordmainnir
Stricken Stone: region of the Land, later called Trothgard
Sunbane, the: a power arising from the corruption of nature by Lord Foul
Sunbirth Sea, the: ocean east of the Land
Sunder: son of Nassic; Graveler of Mithil Stonedown; companion of Thomas Covenant and Linden Avery
Sun-Sage: one who can affect the Sunbane
Sunstone: orcrest
sur-jheherrin: descendants of the jheherrin; inhabitants of Sarangrave Flat
suru-pa-maerl: an art using stone
Swarte: a Rider of the Clave
Sword, the: a branch of the study of Kevin’s Lore
Sword-Elder: chief Lorewarden of the Sword at the Loresraat
Swordmain/Swordmainnir: Giant(s) trained as warrior(s)
Syr Embattled: former Forestal of Giant Woods
Tamarantha: a Lord, daughter of Enesta, wife of Variol
Teeth of the Render, the: Ramen name for the Demondim; Fangs
Terass: a Stonedownor, daughter of Annoria, wife of Slen
Terrel: a Bloodguard, assigned to Lord Mhoram; a commander of the original Haruchai army
test of silence, the: test of integrity used by the people of the Land
test of truth, the: test of veracity by lomillialor or orcrest
The Grieve: Coercri; home of the lost Giants in Seareach
Thelma Twofist: character in a Giantish tale
Theomach, the: one of the Insequent
Thew: a Cord of the Ramen
Third Ward: third unit of Kevin’s hidden knowledge
Thomin: a Bloodguard, assigned to Lord Verement
Three Corners of Truth, the: basic formulation of beliefs taught and enforced by the Clave
thronehall, the: the Despiser’s seat in Foul’s Creche
Tier of Riches, the: showroom of the gaddhi’s wealth; third level of the Sandhold
Timewarden: Elohim title for Thomas Covenant after his death
Tohrm: a Gravelingas; Hearthrall of Lord’s Keep
Tomal: a Stonedownor craftmaster
Toril: Haruchai slain by the Clave
Treacher’s Gorge: ravine opening into Mount Thunder
treasure-berries: aliantha, nourishing fruit found throughout the Land in all seasons
Trell: Gravelingas of Mithil Stonedown; husband of Atiaran, father of Lena
Trevor: a Lord, husband of Loerya
Triock: a Stonedownor, son of Thuler; loved Lena
Trothgard: a region of the Land, formerly Stricken Stone
Tull: a Bloodguard
turiya: a Raver, Herem, Kinslaughterer
Tuvor: First Mark of the Bloodguard; a commander of the original Haruchai army
tyrscull: a Giantish training vessel for apprentice sailors
Unbeliever, the: title claimed by Thomas Covenant
Unfettered, the: lore-students freed from conventional responsibilities to seek individual knowledge and service
Unfet
tered One, the: founder of a line of men waiting to greet Thomas Covenant’s return to the Land
Unhomed, the: the lost Giants living in Seareach
un-Maker-made, the: in jheherrin legend, living beings not created by the Maker
upland: plateau above Revelstone
Upper Land, the: region of the Land west of Landsdrop
ur-Lord: title given to Thomas Covenant
ur-viles: Demondim-spawn, evil creatures
ussusimiel: nourishing melon grown by the people of the Land
Vailant: former High Lord before Prothall
Vain: Demondim-spawn; bred by ur-viles for a secret purpose
Vale: a Bloodguard
Valley of Two Rivers, the: site of Revelwood in Trothgard
Variol Tamarantha-mate: a Lord, later High Lord; son of Pentil, father of Mhoram
Verement: a Lord, husband of Shetra
Verge of Wandering, the: valley in the Southron Range southeast of Mithil Stonedown; gathering place of the nomadic Ramen
Vernigil: a Haruchai; a Master of the Land guarding First Woodhelven
Vertorn: a healer in Berek Halfhand’s army
Vespers: self-consecration rituals of the Lords
Vettalor: Warmark of the army opposing Berek Halfhand
viancome: meeting place at Revelwood
Victuallin Tayne: a region in the Center Plains
Vidik Amar: a region of the Earth
Viles: monstrous beings which created the Demondim
vitrim: nourishing fluid created by the Waynhim
Vizard, the: one of the Insequent
Voice of the Masters, the: a Haruchai leader; spokesman for the Masters as a group
voure: a plant-sap which wards off insects
Vow, the: Haruchai oath of service which formed the Bloodguard
vraith: a Waynhim
Ward: a unit of Kevin’s lore
Warhaft: commander of an Eoman
Warlore: Sword knowledge in Kevin’s Lore
Warmark: commander of the Warward
Warrenbridge: entrance to the catacombs under Mount Thunder
Warward, the: army of Lord’s Keep
Wavedancer: Giantship commanded by Brow Gnarlfist
Wavenhair Haleall: a Giant, wife of Sparlimb Keelsetter, mother of triplets
Waymeet: resting place for travelers maintained by Waynhim
Waynhim: tenders of the Waymeets; rejected Demondim-spawn, opponents and relatives of ur-viles
Weird of the Waynhim, the: Waynhim concept of doom, destiny, or duty
were-menhir(s): Giantish name for the skurj
Whane: a Cord of the Ramen
white gold: a metal of power not found in the Land
white gold wielder: title given to Thomas Covenant
White River, the: a river of the land
Whrany: a Ranyhyn stallion; mount of Bhapa
Wightburrow, the: cairn under which Drool Rockworm is buried
Wightwarrens: home of the Cavewights under Mount Thunder; catacombs
wild magic: the power of white gold; considered the keystone of the Arch of Time
Wildwielder: white gold wielder; title given to Linden Avery by Esmer and the Elohim
Windscour: region in the Center Plains
Windshorn Stonedown: a village in the South Plains
Winhome: Ramen lowest rank
Woodenwold: region of trees surrounding the maidan of Elemesnedene
Woodhelven: wood-village
Woodhelvennin: inhabitants of wood-village
Word of Warning: a powerful, destructive forbidding
Worm of the World’s End, the: creature believed by the Elohim to have formed the foundation of the Earth
Wraiths of Andelain, the: creatures of living light that perform the Dance at the Celebration of Spring
Würd of the Earth, the: term used by the Elohim to describe their own nature, destiny, or purpose; could be read as Word, Worm, or Weird
Yellinin: a soldier in Berek Halfhand’s army; third-in-command of the tenth Eoman, second Eoward
Yeurquin: a Stonedownor, companion of Triock
Yolenid: daughter of Loerya
Zaynor: a Haruchai from a time long before the Haruchai first came to the Land